Premiership · Matchday 12

Sheffield United v Manchester United

2–3

HT 1–2

Thursday 17th December 2020 · Bramall Lane · Att: Behind closed doors

Manchester United beat Sheffield United 3–2 at Bramall Lane on Thursday 17th December 2020 in the Premiership. Marcus Rashford (26', 51') and Anthony Martial (33') scored for United. United were captained by Harry Maguire, and the referee was Michael Oliver.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
5' David McGoldrick Assist: Oliver Burke 1–0
26' Marcus Rashford Assist: Victor Nilsson Lindelöf 1–1
33' Anthony Martial 1–2
Half Time 1–2
51' Marcus Rashford Assist: Anthony Martial 1–3
51' Phil Jagielka
70' John Egan
74' Juan Mata for Greenwood
80' Donny van de Beek for Fernandes
87' David McGoldrick 2–3
90' Dean Henderson
90' Jack Robinson
90' Paul Pogba
90' Scott McTominay for Martial
Full Time 2–3

Match Facts

60%

Possession

4-2-3-1

Formation

Michael Oliver

Referee

Harry Maguire

Captain

Starting XI

Player

2 Victor Lindelof

5 Harry Maguire

6 Paul Pogba

9 Anthony Martial 33'

10 Marcus Rashford 26', 51'

Substitutes

74' for Greenwood

80' for Fernandes

90' for Martial

Sheffield United Lineup

3-5-2

Starting XI

1 Aaron Ramsdale G

2 George Baldock RB

3 Enda Stevens LB

4 John Fleck CM-L

6 Chris Basham CD-R

8 Sander Berge CM-R

12 John Egan CD

14 Oliver Burke CF-R

17 David McGoldrick CF-L ⚽⚽

19 Jack Robinson CD-L

22 Ethan Ampadu CM

Substitutes

10 Billy Sharp

11 Lys Mousset on

15 Phil Jagielka on

16 Oliver Norwood

21 Michael Verrips

23 Ben Osborn

24 Rhian Brewster on

Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.

Managers

MUFC

Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer

Manchester United

OPP

Chris Wilder

Sheffield United

Match Information

Man Utd

4-2-3-1

Formation

Sheffield United

3-5-2

Man Utd Sheffield United

60%

Possession

40%

1.9

Expected Goals (xG)

1.5

Shots

Shots on Target

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Big Chances

Corners

Fouls

Offsides

Saves

6.90

Avg Player Rating

6.20

25.7

Avg Age

27.1

United vs Sheffield United History

Meeting 96 of 99

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

167

Goals For

137

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 25th November 1893. After this match United had played Sheffield United 96 times: 46W 16D 34L.

9 Jan 2016 W 1–0 FAC 24 Nov 2019 D 3–3 PL 24 Jun 2020 W 3–0 PL

17 Dec 2020 W 3–2 This match

27 Jan 2021 L 1–2 PL 21 Oct 2023 W 2–1 PL 24 Apr 2024 W 4–2 PL

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	48	30	6	12	99	52	62.5
Away	51	18	10	23	68	85	35.3

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Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →